Legal services

Legal services

The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.

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survivor benefit

Legal services; Family law

The payment made to a beneficiary (usually the ex-spouse or alternate payee) from a retirement plan after the plan participant dies.

process server

Legal services; Family law

A specially licensed person who is authorized to serve certain types of legal documents. Process servers can serve legal documents just about anywhere, not just at someone's home. ...

advocate

Legal services; Family law

Someone who helps and supports another person. An advocate will "take sides" and promote his or her client's view or interests.

conservator

Legal services; Family law

A person appointed by a judge in a special court proceeding who is legally responsible for the management of another person's financial matters because that person is unable to ...

evidence

Legal services; Family law

Information provided to the court by the parties during the course of a case to assist in the decision making process. This can include testimony, documents, and physical objects. ...